81R29798 JH-D
By: Bonnen H.R. No. 2025
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, David Howarth of Lake Jackson has deservedly been
honored by the Keep Texas Beautiful organization with its
Individual Leadership Award for 2009; and
WHEREAS, The Individual Leadership Award was created to
recognize individuals who support the Keep Texas Beautiful mission
of empowering Texans through education to take responsibility for
enhancing their community's environment; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Howarth has been active in Keep Lake Jackson
Beautiful for a decade and has served as its chairman for the past
eight years; during that time, he has instituted many educational
programs to teach students and residents about the ways that they
can help keep their city clean and preserve its natural resources;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Howarth has promoted litter prevention
projects, trash tip-off hotlines, and citywide clean-ups, as well
as environmental education efforts that are presented during the
Enviro Camp in the summer and during the Enviro Fest activities on
Earth Day; moreover, he has furthered the group's educational
mission by making numerous appearances at events as Charlie
Chipper, the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful mascot, and by involving
students, residents, and business people in the production of
public service announcements that address litter and recycling; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Howarth has been instrumental in helping Keep
Lake Jackson Beautiful win three Governor's Community Achievement
Awards totaling more than $265,000; these funds have been used to
create the entryway that welcomes visitors to the city and to add
landscaping along medians and overpasses; and
WHEREAS, In his tireless efforts to improve the quality of
life in the local community, he led the charge to ban smoking in
restaurants and public facilities, appearing before the city
council for the successful adoption of a no-smoking ordinance; in
addition, he worked with the Phi Theta Kappa sorority at Brazosport
College to implement a program on cigarette litter; and
WHEREAS, Looking beyond the immediate Lake Jackson area, he
joined Keep Brazoria County Beautiful as chairman of the board;
through his work with that organization, he has helped to establish
the Brazoria County Environmental Center on the Seabreeze
Environmental Landfill site; he has also been involved in the
national work of Keep America Beautiful as a presenter and
conference attendee; and
WHEREAS, This dedicated community leader has also offered his
time and talents to many civic and professional groups, including
Habitat for Humanity, the BASF Community Advisory Panel, and BACH,
an organization supporting children with special needs; further, he
has contributed to the work of Mended Hearts as a board member and
volunteer, taken part in the Stars on the Brazos Mardi Gras
festivities, and used his barbecue and cooking skills to benefit
charities and provide meals for city employees and rescue workers
in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike; and
WHEREAS, In ways large and small, David Howarth has devoted
himself to making Lake Jackson and the State of Texas a better place
to live and work, and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious
honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate David Howarth on his receipt of the
2009 Individual Leadership Award from Keep Texas Beautiful and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his
volunteer activities; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Howarth as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.